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RAILWAY GAR.

No. 559,965. Patented May 12, 1896.

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ALBERT .HERSTADT, OF NEXV YORK, 1*. Y.

RAILWAY-CAR.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 559,965, dated May 12,1896.

Application filed June 12, 1893. Renewed October 15, 1895. Serial No.566,807. (No model.)

To (all whont it ntay concern.-

Be it known that 1, ALBERT BIERSTADT, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventedanew and useful Improvement in Railway-Cars or other Like Vehicles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a railwaycar or other likevehicle the side walls of which will be movable and extensible, so as toform wings and thereby enlarge the car so that it may be suit-able forthe purpose of exhibiting pictures and other like purposes, includingchapel and church purposes, etc.

A further object of my invention is to pro vide a railway-car or otherlike vehicle with the side walls above mentioned and at the same timeprovide a space in the said walls when closed for carrying the picturesor other articles to be exhibited, so that the articles will not beinjured and so as to avoid the trouble of rehanging the pictures when itis desired to exhibit them.

To that end my invention consists in a railway-car or other like vehicleprovided with ordinary trucks and running-gear, and with a side wallwhich is made to swing outwardly, so as to form an enlargement of thebody part of the car, and which wall is provided with a space forcarrying the pictures or other articles to be exhibited, as moreparticularly hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

The invention is shown and described as applied to a railway-car.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved car with the walls cutoff and the side walls partly opened. Fig. 2 is a view of across-section of my improved car, taken on the line of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa view of a cross-section of my improved car with the sides closed, thesupports for the roof of the car being shown in dotted lines.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 1 represents the ordinary truckfor a railway passenger-car provided with wheels 2.

3 denotes the floor of the car, and a the end walls, which are providedwith doors 5 and windows 6 of the ordinary construction; '7, uprightposts attached rigidly to the floor and extending up to and attached tothe roof.

12 denotes a portion of the side wall, which portion is secured to thestrip 11 by hinges or other suitable device, and when opened inconnection with the said strip forms the side of the wing.

13 denotes thehinges last above referred to.

Attached at right angles to and secured to the portion 12 at its loweredge when folded and to its upper edge when unfolded is a short strip ofwood 1% or other suitable material. These strips 11 and 14 serve as aguard to prevent the portions 9 and 12 when in their folded position(see Fig. 3) from strikin g together, and thereby preventing damage tothe picture when attached to the portion 12 when the car is in transit.

The portions 12 when extended and raised may be fastened by any suitablemeans.

15 denotes a portion of the side wall of the car connected to the roofof the car, as at 30, which portion is raised outwardly and upwardly andallowed to rest on the portion 12, thereby forming a roof for the wing.

16 denotes a portion hinged to the upright post 7 and which when movedoutwardly forms the end wall of the wing.

17 denotes the hinges last above referred to.

The parts 9, 11, 12, 14:, and 16 when closed form the side wall of thecar and when closed may be held in place by any suitable device. Theroof is supported by the upright posts 7. To these posts, at their upperends, is attached a rack-and-pinion device 18 and 19, by which means theportion 15 may be raised.

20 is the monitor roof, made of wood or other suitable material andprovided with a raised portion 21, extending nearly the length of thecar and made, preferably, of glass for the purpose of admitting light.This roof is supported by the upright posts 7. These posts at theirupper ends have grooves inserted between and attached to the racks,

to slide up and down when desired. 25 is a bar or red, of iron or othersuitable material, attached to the tops of the racks, to which theportions 15 are hinged.

26 denotes the chains attached to the portion 9 near its outer edge andpassing over pulleys 27, fastened to the upright posts 7, by whichchains the said. portion 0 is lowered and raised and held in positionwhen extended or unfolded. These chains are operated by means of anordinary crank 28 on awindlass or drum 29, to which they are attached inthe ordinary manner.

The operation in enlarging the car is as follows: The portion 15 israised suiiiciently high to allow the part 9 to be lowered and the part12 to be raised to a perpendicular position. The part 9 is lowered bymeans of the chains 26. The portion 12 is then turned outwardly andupwardly on its hinges until it is at right angles to the portion 9. Theportion 15 is then lowered until it rests near its outer edge upon thetop of that portion 13 which forms the side of the extension.

The operation in closing the car is merely the reverse of that inenlarging it.

The car is preferably divided into three sections, as the parts formingthe extension would be too heavy to be easily moved if there were lessthan that number, although it is obvious that it might be made in onesection.

It is obvious that the car may be of any suitable size and may be madeof the material that is ordinarily used in the construction of cars,preferably that used in the construction of Pullman ears.

The car when closed will be preferably of the size of ordinary Pullmancars and as are generally arranged to be attached to passen gertrains.

Any suitable means may be used for lowering and raising the parts 9, andany suitable device may be used in place of the various hinges shown anddescribed, also any suitable means for raising and lowering the portion15 may be used, without departing from the spirit of 'my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly from thefloor of the car to form a wing floor and a portion attached to andadapted to swing upwardly from said swinging portion, substantially asdescribed.

2. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor and a portionattached to and adapted to swing upwardly from said swinging portion,substantially as described.

3. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor and a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded andextending inwardly at right angles thereto, substantially as described.

4. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded andextending inwardly at right angles thereto and a portion adapted toswing upwardly from said last-mentioned portion, substantially asdescribed.

5. A railway-ear or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded andextending inwardly at right angles thereto and a portion adapted toswing upwardly from said last-mentioned portion and having attached atits lower end when folded, a portion extending outwardly at right anglesthereto, substantially as described.

6. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, a portionattached to said swin gin gportion at its upper end when folded andextending inwardly at right angles thereto, a portion adapted to swingupwardly from said last-mentioned portion and having attached at itslower end when folded a portion extending outwardly at right anglesthereto and a portion adapted to swing upwardly and in a direction atright angles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof, substantiallyas described.

'7. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing downwardly andoutwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded, andextending inwardly at right angles thereto, a portion adapted to swingupwardly from said last-mentioned portion and having attached at itslower end when folded a portion extending outwardly at right anglesthereto, a portion adapted to swing upwardly and in a direction at rightangles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof and a portion adaptedto swing in a direction at right angles to the wing floor, substantiallyas described.

8. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded andextending inwardly at right angles thereto and a portion adapted toswing upwardly from said last-mentioned portion and hayin g attached atits lower end when folded, a portion extending outwardly at right anglesthereto, and a portion adapted to swing upwardly and in a direction atright angles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof, means forextending the same upwardly from the roof and a portion adapted to swingin a direction at right angles to the wing floor, substantially asdescribed.

9. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly from thefloor of the car to form a wing floor, means for lowering, raising andsupporting said portion and a portion attached to and adapted to swingupwardly from said swingin g portion, substantially as described.

10. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, means forlowering, raisin g and supporting said portion and a portion attached toand adapted to swing upwardly from said swinging portion, substantiallyas described.

11. A railway-car or other like vehicle p rovided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing iloor, in cans forlowering, raising and supporting said swinging portion and a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded andextending inwardly at right angles thereto, substantially as described.

12. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, means forraising, lowering and supporting said swinging portion, a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded andextending inwardly at right angles thereto and a portion adapted toswing upwardly from said lastmentioned portion,substantially asdescribed.

1 3. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the ear to form a wing floor, means forraising, lowering and supporting said swinging portion, a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded andextending inwardly at right angles thereto and a portion adapted toswing upwardly from said lastmentioncd portion and having attached atits lower end when folded a portion extending outwardly at right anglesthereto, substantially as described.

14. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a sidewall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, means forraising, lowering and supporting said swinging portion, a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded, andextending inwardly at right angles thereto, a portion adapted to swingupwardly from said lastmentioned portion and having attached at itslower end when folded, a portion extending outwardly at right anglesthereto and a portion adapted to swing upwardly from and in a directionat right angles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof,substantially as described.

15. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, means forraising, lowering and supporting said swinging portion, a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded andextending inwardly at right angles thereto, a portion adapt-ed to swingupwardly from said lastmentioned portion and having attached at itslower end when folded a portion extending outwardly at right anglesthereto, a portion adapted to swing upwardly from and in a direction atright angles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof and a portionadapted to swing outwardly and in a direction at right angles to thewing floor, substantially as de scribed.

16. A railway-car or other like Vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, means forraising, lowering and supporting said swinging portion, a portionattached to said swinging portion at its upper end when folded andextending inwardly and at right angles thereto and a port-ion adapted toswing upwardly from said last-mentioned portion and having attached atits lower end when folded a portion extending outwardly at right anglesthereto, a portion adapted to swing upwardly from and in a direction atright angles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof and means forextending the same upwardly from the roof, and a portion adapted toswing outwardly and in a direction at right angles to the wing floor,substantially as described.

17. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing upwardly from andin a direction at right angles to the roof of the ear to form a wingroof and means for extending the same upwardly from the roof,substantially as described.

18. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly from thefloor of the car to form a wing floor,

19. A railway-car or other like Vehicle pro- YltlQd with a side wall orwalls composed in 3 part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, a portionattached to and adapted to swing upwardly from said swinging portion,and a portion adapted to swing upwardly from and in a direction at rightangles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof, substantially asdescribed.

20. A railway-car or other like vehicle proyided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a port-ion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, a portionattached to and adapted to swing upwardly from said swinging portion, aportion adapted to swing up-' wardly from and in a direction at rightangles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof and a portion adaptedto swing in a direction at right angles to the wing floor, substantiallyas described.

21. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, a portionattached to and adapted to swing upwardly from said swing ing portion,and a portion adapted to swing upwardly from and in a direction at rightangles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof, means for extendingthe same upwardly from the roof and a portion adapted to swing in adirection at right angles to the wing floor, substantially as described.

22. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly from thefloor of the car to form a wing floor, means for raising, lowering andsupporting said portion,a portion attached to and adapted to swingnpwardlyfroni said swinging portion, and a portion adapted to swingupwardly from and in a direction at right angles to the roof of the carto form a wing roof, substantially as described.

A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall or wallscomposed in part of a portion adapted so swing outwardly and downwardlyfrom the floor of the car to form a wing floor, means for raising,lowering and supporting said portion, a portion attached to and adaptedto swing upwardly from said swinging portion, and a portion adapted toswing upwardly from and in a direction at right angles to the roof ofthe car to form a wing roof, substantially as described.

24:. A railway-car or other like Vehicle protitled with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor, means forraising, lowering and supporting said portion, a portion attached to andadapted to swing upwardly from said swinging portion, and a portionadapted to swing upwardly from and in a direction at right angles to theroof of the car to form a wing roof and a portion adapted to swing in adirection at right angles to the wing floor, substantially as described.

25. A railway-ear or other like vehicle pro vided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the floor of the car to form awing floor, means forraising, lowering and supporting said portion, a portion at-' tached toand adapted to swing upwardly from said swinging portion, a portionadapted to swing upwardly from and .in a direction at right angles tothe roof of the car to form a wing roof, means for extending the sameupwardly from the roof and a portion adapted to swing in a direction atright angles to the wing floor, substantially as described.

26. A railway-car or other like Vehicle having a side wall composed ofswinging portions adapted when opened or unfolded to form a wing andwhen closed to form a space or casing adapted to hold a picture or otherlike article, substantially as described.

27. A railwaycar or other like Vehicle having a side wall composed ofoutwardly-swingin g portions adapted when opened or unfolded to formawing and when closed to form a space or casing adapted to hold apicture or other like article, substantially as described.

28. A railway-car or other like Vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly to form awing floor, a portion attached to and adapted to swing upwardly fromsaid swinging portion and a portion attached to said upwardly-swingingportion at its lower end when folded and extending outwardly at rightangles thereto, substantially as described.

20. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly to form awing floor, a portion attached to and adapted to swing upwardly fromsaid swinging portion a portion attached to said upwardly swingingportion at its lower end when folded and extending outwardly at rightangles thereto, and a portion adapted to swing upwardly to form a wingroof, substantially as described.

30. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly to form awin g floor, a portion attached to and adapted to swing upwardly fromsaid swinging portion a portion attached to said upwardly swingingportion at its lower end when folded and extending outwardly at rightangles thereto, a portion adapted to Lil swing upwardly to form awingroof, and a portion adapted to swing atright angles to the wing floor,substantially as described.

31. A railway-car or other like vehicle pro yided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly to form awing floor, a portion attached to and adapted to swing upwardly fromsaid swinging portion and a portion adapted to swing upwardly to form awing roof, substantially as described.

32. A railway-car or other like Vehicle provided with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly to form.a wing floor, a portion attached to and adapted to swing upwardly fromsaid swinging portion a portion adapted to swing upwardly to form a wingroof, and a portion adapted to swing outwardly at right angles to saidfloor, substantially as described.

A railway-car or other like vehicle pro- YlClQCl with a side wall orwalls composed in part of a portion adapted to swing outwardly to form awing floor, a portion attached to and adapted to swing upwardly fromsaid swinging portion, and a portion adapted to swing outwardly and atright angles to said floor, substantially as described.

34. A railway-car or other like Vehicle having a side wall composed ofswinging portions adapted when opened or unfolded to form a wing andwhen closed to form a space or casing adapted to hold a picture or otherlike article, and an extensible roof, substantially as described.

35. A railway-car or other like vehicle having a side wall composed ofoutwardly-swingin g portions adapted when opened or unfolded to form awing and when closed to form a space or casing adapted to hold a pictureor other like article, and an extensible roof, substantially asdescribed.

36. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roofand a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to swingoutwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor and a port-ionattached to and adapted to swing upwardly from said swinging portion,substantially as described.

37. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roofand a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to swingoutwardlyand downwardly from the fioor of the car to form awing floorand aportion attached to and adapted to swing upwardly from saidswinging portion, substantially as described.

A railway-car or other like Vehicle pro- Yided with an extensible roofand a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to swingoutwardly and downwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floorand a portion attached to said swinging portion at its upper end whenfolded and extending inwardly at right angles thereto, substantially asdescribed.

39. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roofand a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to swingoutwardly and downwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor,a portion attached to said swinging portion at its upper end when foldedand extending inwardly at right angles thereto and a portion adapted toswing upwardlyfrom said last-mentioned portion, substantially asdescribed.

40. A railway-car or other like Vehicle provided with an extensible roofand a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to swingoutwardly and downwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor,a portion attached to said swinging portion at its upper end when foldedand extending inwardly at right angles thereto and a portion adapted toswing upwardly from said last-mentioned portion and having attached atits lower end when folded a portion extending outwardly at right anglesthereto, substantially as described.

*1. A railway-car or other like Vehicle provided with an extensible roofand a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to swingoutwardly and downwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor,a portion attached to said swinging portion at its upper end when foldedand extending inwardly at right angles thereto, a portion adapted toswing upwardly from said last-mentioned portion and having attached atits lower end when folded a portion extending outwardly at right anglesthereto and a portion adapted to swing upwardly an d in a direction atright angles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof, substantiallyas described.

42. A railway-car or other like Vehicle provided with an extensible roofand a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to swingdownwardly and outwardly from the floor of the car to form a wing floor,a portion attached to said swinging portion at its upper end whenfolded, and extending inwardly at right angles thereto, a portionadapted to swing upwardly from said last-m entioned portion and havingattached at its lower end when folded a portion extending outwardly atright angles thereto a portion adapted to swing upwardly and in adirection at right angles to the roof of the car to form a wing roof anda portion adapted to swing in a direction at right angles to the wingfloor, substantially as described.

43. A railway-car or other like vehicle pro- Vided with an extensibleroof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted toswing outwardly to form a wing floor, a portion attached to and adaptedto swing upwardly from said swinging portion and a portion attached tosaid upwardly-swinging portion at its lower end when folded andextending outwardly at right angles thereto, substantially as described.

ll. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roofand a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted TCO toswing outwardly to form a wing floor, a portion attached to and adaptedto swing upwardly from said swinging portion, a portion attached to saidupwardly-swinging portion at its lower end when folded and extendingoutwardly at right angles thereto, and a portion adapted to swingupwardly to form a wing roof, substantially as described.

45. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roofand a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to swingoutwardly to form a wing floor, a portion attached to and adapted toswing up wardly from said swinging portion, a portion attached to saidupwardly-swinging portion at its lower end when folded and extendingoutwardly at right angles thereto, a portion adapted to swing upwardlyto form a wing roof, and a portion adapted to swing at right angles tothe wing floor, substantially as described.

ME. A railway-car or other like vehicle provided with an extensible roofand a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted to swingoutwardly to form a wing floor, a portion attached to and adapted toswing upadapted to swing upwardly to form a wing roof, and a portionadapted to swing outwardly and at right angles to said floorsubstantially as described.

48. A railway-car or other like VOlllClG pro vided with an extensibleroof and a side wall or walls composed in part of a portion adapted toswing outwardly to form a wing floor, a portion attached to and adaptedto swing upwardly from said swinging portion, and a portion adapted toswing outwardly and at right angles to said floor,substantiall y asdescribed.

AL BER-T BIERS'TADT. \Yitnesses:

CHARLES F. PATTERSON, \VALTEP. S. THoMPsox.

